Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 3.401

SIGNATURE

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1–12 (616 sections).

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Bank of Texas v. VR Electric, Inc. (2008)

Most recently applied in Bank of Texas v. VR Electric, Inc. (December 2008)

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless the person:

(1) signed the instrument; or

(2) is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under Section 3.402.

(b) A signature may be made (i) manually or by means of a device or machine, and (ii) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark, or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.